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Orkney Writers' Course. The Orkney Writers’ Course sits alongside St Magnus International Festival’s long-established Conductors’ and Composers’ Courses, and is run in partnership with Orkney-based literature organisation, the George Mackay Brown Fellowship.The Orkney Writers’ Course runs over four full days, and is located in the stunning surroundings of the new Stromness Library ...
Stromness Library, Warehouse Buildings, 2-12 Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3AA gmbfellows@gmail.com. Subscribe. Welcome to the online home of the George Mackay Brown Fellowship! Here you can find out about our writing groups, our publications, the GMB Memorial Lecture and other activities - including collaborations and events held as ...
- Orkney Writing Community
- Stromness Writing Group
- Wirdsmit
- Story Club
- Orkney Storytelling Festival
There’s such richness in the landscape and the people here, such encouragement for any endeavour. I’ve found time for writing – even when it’s seemed quite impossible. There’s silence enough for thinking and writing, and then there’s sharing and laughing. Writing is a serious business, but it must be regularly laughed at with friends or it could be...
Every fortnight the Stromness Writing Groupsallys-forth into a new writing exercise. Over time, notebooks full of treasure and friendship build up. The record of my journeys, the mood and the weather as I drive towards Hoy are themselves a source of inspiration. Critical feedback in a supportive atmosphere is for writing like manure to roses, and t...
Originally for eight to twelve year olds this group for young Orkney writers was set up by Amber Connolly and Alison Flett over six years ago. Wirdsmit is affiliated with the George Mackay Brownfellowship and funded through Orkney Islands Council Culture Fund. Over the last two years I have been involved assisting and giving workshops and in 2019 t...
For several years, I hosted a Story Club at St Andrew’s School. The focus was on story telling, voice and imagination. We developed stories to share with each other that incorporated group ideas and presented a tale about lost buttons to the whole school.
The Orkney Storytelling Festival is organised by the Orkney Storytelling Trust. Each year a long weekend of oral storytelling takes place in different venues around the islands. The festival is open to all and brings together local storytellers and invited guests from all over the world. In 2016 the Stromness Writing Group was invited to take part ...
The sweeping land and seascapes, the unique light, and the ancient history of these islands have attracted artists for generations. There is a creative community here and many of our makers are keen to help visitors experience it first-hand. Throughout the year there are wonderful workshops available, all aimed at learning new skills, having ...
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precious time and space to write in the Northern Isles of Scotland. I offer two-week writing retreats in the incomparable Orkney Isles of Scotland, in a 17th Century Manse on Westray, where the North Sea and Atlantic meet. These retreats include access to daily guided yoga and meditation and a communal room you can use for your own practice at ...
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